Learn about how the state of Mississippi is seeking to meet their school readiness goals by piloting a systems-level approach to supporting Early Head Start/Head Start providers, rolling out job-embedded professional development designed to increase the quality of caregiver-child engagement county by county.
Webinars (4)
Integrating Professional Development for Family Child Care Providers into Statewide Systems
Learn about how the state of Colorado is piloting a systems-level approach to supporting family child care providers in increasing the quality of caregiver-child engagement county by county.
Building Classroom Quality Through Language
Learn about how organizations can support teachers in building classroom quality through interactive language, featuring guest presenter Sarah Hadden from Teachstone. We’ll discuss why classroom language matters, where we stand, and the challenges and opportunities associated with increasing interactions.
Introduction to LENA Grow
Find out how LENA Grow is helping teachers to increase talk and interactive conversations in early childhood classrooms, and learn about the impacts we’ve seen with the program so far. Hear what teachers and coaches participating across the country are saying about the program!
Blog Posts (3)
Equitable and inclusive classroom experiences: Your questions answered!
We’re answering questions submitted during our webinar about how to create equitable and inclusive classroom experiences for children with Dr. Iheoma Iruka of HighScope, Ellen Roche of Trust for Learning, and Lauren Cooper from LENA.
Wisconsin health care company offers parenting classes as employee benefit
In a state where 77 percent of employers report having trouble finding employees, North Central Health Care is looking for an answer in an unexpected place: early childhood.
Q&A with economist Flávio Cunha
An economics professor explains his research on human capital formation, with a particular focus on understanding the forces that explain the large differences in the quality and quantity of investments that children receive from their parents and family.